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Ukraine - Russia Invasion conflict
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According to pictures published on the Twitter account of Ukraine Weapon Tracker on May 26, 2022, the FH70 155mm towed howitzers donated by Italy are already on combat duty with the Ukrainian army. It is impressive to see how quickly Ukrainian soldiers learn the use of all their new artillery systems that are totally different from their Russian-designed equipment.
As everybody noticed, soon after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian tank crews tried to reinforce the top armor of their turrets with barbecue-like grills and sandbags. This was supposed to protect tanks from Javelin missiles and Bayraktar TB2 strikes. But it has proven inefficient against missiles and loitering ammunitions (kamikaze drones).
According to a video released by the Ukrainian armed forces on May 24, 2022, the Special Forces Operations of the Ukrainian army use US Switchblade loitering munition to destroy a Russian T-72B3 main battle tank (MBT). In this article, discover the technology and the combat capabilities of the Switchblade 600, the anti-tank version in the Switchblade loitering munition family.
According to a tweet from Trent Telenko, Russia is reactivating some of its 2,500 venerable T-62 main battle tanks to replace huge losses of modern tanks in Ukraine. In January 2017, Russia delivered an undisclosed number of venerable T-62M tanks to Syria, as it did not consider they would ever serve anymore but nevertheless kept numerous ones in storage. Then comes the war with Ukraine…
According to pictures published on the Twitter account of Status-6 on May 24, 2022, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the deployment of French-made CAESAR wheeled self-propelled howitzers for combat operations on the national territory.
According to Jan Grohmann in Armadni Noviny, Ukrainian tankers, scouts or sniper teams have already successfully used light electric motorcycles. Electric motors are supplied to the army, for example, by the Ukrainian companies Eleek and Defast.
According to Ukrinform, Russia has redeployed the division of Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) systems to the Brest region in Belarus, some 50km from the border with Ukraine. This is stated in the latest report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on May 24, 2022, published on Facebook.
According to a video released on the Internet and Social Networks on May 21, 2022, the Ukrainian army has destroyed a Russian 2S4 Tyulpan 240mm self-propelled mortar carrier near Rubizhne in the Luhansk region after his position was revealed by a Russian journalist. Ukrainian soldiers were able to locate the Russian mortar system after watching a TV broadcast from the frontline by a Russian journalist.
Since mid-March, Guy McCardle reports in SOFREP, the Ukrainian city of Rubizhne has bravely been holding out against Russian attackers who have tried every means thinkable to take the town of 56,700 (before the war) citizens. Some weapons were used in unconventional ways, for instance the UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, nicknamed the Meteorite.
According to a video published on Social Network on May 19, 2022, the DANA 152mm 8x8 self-propelled howitzers donated by the Czech Republic are now on combat duty with Ukrainian armed forces and are used to shell Russian armed forces. In this article, discover DANA 152mm howitzer explains by Army Recognition editorial team.
According to a Tweet published by "Ukraine Weapon Tracker" on May 17, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces have received an undisclosed number of Mamba Mk2 4x4 armored vehicles that were into service with the Estonian army.
According to a video and information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ka-52 nicknamed Alligator is the most used attack helicopter operated by the Russian armed forces to conduct combat operations on Ukrainian territory. In this article, the Army Recognition editorial team explains the combat capabilities of the Russian-made Ka-52 attack helicopter.
According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian guerilla fighters stopped a Russian armored train in Melitopol by exploding a bomb on the railway track: "An explosive device planted on the railway track detonated under a railcar with personnel. As a result, the railroad track and equipment were damaged". But several hours later, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych gave a conflicting account, saying Ukrainian forces had blown up the tracks ahead of the train.
A first picture has been released on the Russian Facebook social network "VK", showing a T-72M1R donated by Poland to the Ukrainian army fitted with ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) to increase protection against Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades.
According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on May 18, 2022, the Russian armed forces have used loitering munition, also called suicide drones, to conduct an attack against an artillery position of the Ukrainian army equipped with M777 155mm towed howitzers.
According to a video released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on May 15, 2022, the M777 155mm towed howitzers donated by the United States are now on combat duty with the Ukrainian army. In this article, discover the combat capabilities of the M777 explained by our editorial team.
According to a picture released on Russian social networks, the Russian army starts the deployment of its BMPT Terminator tracked armored fire support vehicle, one of the most armed vehicles in the world. This combat vehicle was designed to offer fire support to main battle tanks.
According to a picture released on Telegram on May 16, 2022, the Ukrainian army has already upgraded the T-72M1 donated by Poland with ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor), due to the poor protection of the T-72M1 against new anti-tank rockets and guided missiles.
According to pictures and videos released on Social Networks, the BMD-2 is one of the most used armored vehicles by the Russian army during the combat operations in Ukraine. In this article, discover the combat capabilities of the BMD-2 airborne tracked IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle).
According to a video published on Reddit on May 15, 2022, the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian army has deployed the new local-made VOLS anti-tank buggy vehicle armed with a Corsar man-portable anti-tank guided missile weapon system.
On May 13, 2022, a video was published to the Russian social network "VK" showing a firing test of the new Brimstone anti-tank truck-mounted launcher system developed by Ukraine to counter Russian main battle tanks and armored vehicles. In this video, an exclusive interview about the new anti-tank version of the Brimstone missile mounted on a Polish BMP-1 (BWP-1) tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle).
According to pictures published on the Facebook account of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the M777 155mm towed howitzers donated by the United States, Canada, and Australia are now on combat duty with the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to a video published to the Russian social network "VK" on May 12, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces have developed a mobile container launcher station mounted on a truck 4x4 chassis able to fire the surface-to-surface version of the MBDA Brimstone missile that will be capable to destroy Russian tanks and armored vehicles.
According to a video published on the Internet on May 8, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces have used for the first time, the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone to destroy a Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian armed forces deployed in Ukraine.
According to a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has deployed in Ukraine the most powerful mobile gun system in the world, the 2S7M Malka. Army Recognition editorial team explains the combat capabilities and the technical features of the Russian-made 2S7M Malka.
